msmithbooks Chapter 306 Xie Kai singled out Kobe Bryant
Chapter 306 Xie Kai singled out Kobe Bryant
Chapter 306 Xie Kai singled out Kobe Bryant
When everyone was guessing who scored first, Xie Kai on the 23rd or Kobe on the 24th, it was Rudy Gay of the Grizzlies who got the first point of the game.
Gay stormed the basket and caused Artest's foul. He made two free throws and scored the first point of the game.
Lao Yu slowly dribbled the ball across the half court. In his prime, he was not a point guard who was known for his speed. Now that he is older, his speed is even slower, and he has often become the background for those fast guards to pass him by one step. plate.
Fortunately, the Lakers have Kobe in the backcourt, and he doesn't need him to attack the city. He is in charge of the running tactics and just shoots open 3 points.
Kobe turned his back to catch the ball again. He didn't feel good after the start of today's game. He has missed 2 shots so far.
Bryant caught the ball, and the Staples Center fans cheered.Since O'Neal left, he is the only owner of this arena.There hasn't been a star on the Clippers who even gave him shoes.
Kobe wanted the ball from the waist, thanked him for the defense.The Grizzlies dare not flank. The soul of the triangle offense lies in the fact that when the main point of attack is on the offense, the opponent cannot flank.
Once there is an open position, there is no need for a large-scale transfer of the strong and weak side, and the ball can be handed over to the open teammate, so that the opponent's defense will have problems.
Of course, the premise is that you have superstars who can attract the opponent's pincer attack.
Kobe has not fully come out today, so the Grizzlies will not take the opportunity to give Lao Yu and others a chance to double-team him rashly.
Kobe single-handedly thanked him, squeezed his back, turned forward and then turned back, feinted - the opponent didn't eat, then shook again - the opponent didn't eat, and made a strong shot - a little short!
The Black Bear took the rebound and handed it to Conley to advance.
The Grizzlies are attacking here, and the Black Bears are attacking from the low position, especially Conley from the outside.
Conley then broke through to Xie Kai on the weak side.
Xie Kai catches the ball, pulls it straight up, and makes a mid-range shot——Yes!
The Grizzlies lead 3:0 in the opening game!
"Director Zhang, Kobe didn't feel good after the start, can you analyze what caused it?" Yu Jia asked.
Zhang Weiping said solemnly: "Kobe is also 33 years old. He is a veteran and he is slow to develop. Don't worry about us, he will regain his touch soon!"
Yu Jia murmured in her heart: "Which one of us is worried? Obviously you are the most worried!"
In the next few minutes, Bryant did not score, and he scored for the first time when there were more than 4 minutes left in this section.
Director Zhang was very happy: "This is Kobe. He dared to take such a difficult ball. If he was an ordinary guard, he would not dare to take this ball."
In the contest between the main players of the two sides in the first quarter, the scores were very low, and the Grizzlies took a slight lead.Kobe VS Xie Kai, who had received much attention before, performed very averagely. When they were off the court, Kobe scored 6 points on 1 of 4 shots, and Xie Kai scored 5 points on 2 of 4 shots.
The rotation players of both sides began to appear.
The Lakers' second lineup is actually not particularly strong. Apart from Odom, there are no other giants.Of course, the NBA has salary cap restrictions. It is impossible for a team to have super strong starters and substitutes at the same time. Without rookie bonuses and super-value contracts, it is difficult to "have both hands hard."
It's just that the Grizzlies' second team is even worse.
In this game, the Grizzlies' second lineup did not suffer. Arthur played the best performance in recent games, and Tony Allen's offense also occasionally ate dumplings.Even if Odom is still good, he can't help the home team equalize or overtake the score.
At the end of the first quarter, the Grizzlies led the Lakers by 23 points at 18:5.
During the intermission, Yu Jia said to Zhang Weiping: "Director Zhang, please comment on the performance of the two teams in the first quarter."
Director Zhang cleared his throat and said, "Both teams don't score very well, because both teams have two big guys on the inside, and the small guys on the outside can't break through. The Lakers play a triangle offense. Kobe and Gasol I haven't found the touch yet. The Grizzlies are playing Randolph's 'inside out' tactic of attacking inside, and their shooting percentage is slightly better, so the score is also ahead."
As soon as the game started in the second quarter, Odom on the Lakers side scored two in a row, and the Grizzlies called a timeout.Back from the timeout, Tony Allen immediately responded with a combination of sudden shots and pulled the score back.
Xie Kai and Kobe Bryant appeared together. At this time, the score of the two sides was 32:26, and the Grizzlies led by 6 points.
"Director Zhang, what do you think of the Lakers' substitute players?" Yu Jia asked.
Zhang Weiping seemed a little dissatisfied: "This Shannon Brown, he always thinks of himself as Kobe Bryant. He never passes the ball, bang bang, plays unreasonably, and drags down the team's offense. Blake has no basket today. The pressure is all on Odom's shoulders."
"Kobe is on the court, so the Lakers' offense should improve?" Yu Jia continued to ask.
Director Zhang nodded decisively: "That's for sure, that's Kobe!"
The game continues.
Conley dribbled the ball and gave it to Randolph in the low post.
Randolph made a strong shot on the inside, but was blocked by everyone's sister-in-law!
After Kobe got the ball, he played a switch, forced a dragon by himself, and after pushing Xie Kai away, he made a layup!
28:32, the point difference was reduced to 4 point!
The screams of the fans at the Staples Center immediately sounded, and the boss showed off his power!Kobe is the god of this arena. In the past dozen seasons, he has been the belief of basketball fans in this city.
Conley dribbled the ball and gave it to Xie Kai.
Kobe lowered his center of gravity, clapped his hands, and thought: "Come on!"
Xie Kai glanced at the coach Lionel Hollins on the sidelines, who nodded slightly.
The tacit understanding of the Grizzlies' starting lineup was great. Everyone immediately emptied one side and let Xie Kai single-handedly play Kobe.
Staples' center of gravity immediately boiled, which is what fans have been looking forward to seeing.Kobe used to single out Xie Kai before, but Xie Kai never singled out Kobe seriously.
"Good guy, it's going to be a one-on-one match. Xie Kai will take on Kobe one-on-one. This is a contest between two generations, hahaha..." Director Zhang laughed.
Xie Kai held the ball and observed Kobe's position.He knew that when he was young, Kobe was very aggressive on the defensive end. Even if the opponent was a speed point guard less than 190cm, he dared to defend close to him, because his speed and agility would not cause serious loss of position.This is one of the reasons why Kobe has so many first defenses.But now Kobe is 33 years old. The offensive end may be able to continue his peak by changing the offensive method, but the defensive end speed and physical fitness will definitely decline. This is an objective law, but it can be compensated by defensive experience and skills. .
Kobe didn't press the defense, and Xie Kai didn't make a move. He held the ball and rushed in. After double crossover, he quickly pressed his center of gravity and rushed in.
Even Kobe couldn't keep up with Xie Kai's speed, and was preempted by most of his body.
The fans at the scene let out a burst of exclamation, because the speed shown by Xie Kai was indeed too fast.
Xie Kai went to the penalty area, and Bynum came to help defend. He shot with one hand and hit the board into the frame!
(End of this chapter)